Flighted conveyor insert for robotic picking of food products and flighted conveyor having the insert

A flighted conveyor comprising:

• a plurality of flights, the flights of the plurality of flights spaced apart from each other along the flighted conveyor;
• a plurality of inserts, each insert attached to a flight of the plurality of flights, where each insert comprises:
• a forward edge configured for insertion through an aperture of a flight such that when the insert is attached to the flight, the forward edge is positioned on a first side of the flight;
• and
• a rear edge configured such that when the insert is attached to the flight, the rear edge is positioned on a second side of the flight that is opposite to the first side of the flight;
• wherein between a first flight and a second flight of the plurality of flights that are adjacent to each other, a forward edge of an insert attached to the first flight and a rear edge of an insert attached to the second flight are positioned to substantially center a cylindrical product positioned between the first and second flights.